Wheel-hub for automobiles and similar vehicles.



APPLIOATIGN FILED FEBJS, 1911. V

Patented Aug. 1, 1911.-

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Be it known th it I, Amen-"r SmoKr-n, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Struthers, in the county of honing and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVheel-Hubsfor Automobiles and Similar Vehicles, of which the following is e specification,frefe renc e being had ,therein to the accompe nying drawing. j

This invention relates to ,hubs for vehicles, particularly automobiles,end the primary object of the invention is the provision of resilientmeans, in a manner as will be hereinafter set forth, for yieldablysupportihg the hub of a wheel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vehicle hub thgzt willobviate the necessity of using pneumatic-,tiresand in some inst ancescushioning springs in connection with a vehicle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hub of the above typeconsisting 0t comparatively few parts that are durable,

easy to assemble and highly efiicient for the- Reference will now be hadto the draw-' in gs, wherein Figure 1 1s a Side elevation of the hub.Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view 0 the same, Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of a bearing block adapted to form part ofthe hub, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a detached outer plate, Fig. 5is a similar view of a detached inner block, Fig. 6 is a similar view ofanother inner block, and Flig. 7 is a perspective view of another outerI ate. 1 A hub in accordance with this invention comprises two rings 1adapted to be placed side by side and connected by transverse ribs 2 orother fastening means, said rings having the outer side thereof providedwith socket sections 3, the sections of one ring confronting thesections of the adjoining ring and holdin the inner ends of spokes 4.

The inner si es of the rings 1 are provided with equally spaced sets ofbrackets 5 and arranged transversely of these brackets are pins 6.\Vrappcd around said pins are 5 .arc upon the inner sides of the rings 1whereby the straps 7 will have a -stsr format-ion, tne ends of thestraps thestar, and in order that. the straps can be said plate isfurtl'zexunore movided'with a depending fien e 15 adapted to confrontthe side 16 of t elrloclt 10, The side 16 of the block 10 is providedwith pockets 17 and reyolubly .z ngtznted in said pockets on ridesbetween t l8 flhn e l5 and the side 15:

The underneath si e of the block 10 is provided with two dependingflanges 20 and 21 in longitudinal alinement with two of the walls ofsaid block, and'these flanges are adapted to extend downwardly into thecut away portions 22 and 23 of the block 11. The walls bordering uponthe cut away rtions 22 and 23 are provided with pocets similar to thepockets 17, and intersecting anti-friction rollers are journaled. Thetop of the block 11 is provided with sockets 2-3 adapted to receivedepending dowel pins carried by the block 10, and the bottor n of theblock 11 is provided with similar sockets to receive dowel pins 27,carried by the plate 9.

Two of the sidewalls of the block 11 have at 28, and provided withpockets 29 for anti-friction rollers similar to the rollers 19, andconfronting these rollers are the vertical flan cs 30 of the plate 9;the block 12 having t e flanges 20 and 21 thereof confronting theanti-friction rollers held by the ins 24 and 25.

T e plates 8 and 9, blocks 10 and 11 are ends of resilient straps 7. Thebrackets converging and representing the points of compactly arrangedand pass one another.- centrslly of the rirgs 1, some of the bracketsthese pockets are pins 24 and 25 upon which the underneath edges thereofcut away, as

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pins 18 are LIIDtIfIlCl-lOILIOllQIS 19, these' rollers'engagin one ofthe straps 7 that,

mgs 31, 32, 33 and the spindle 35 of an axle with the blocks ga ingbearing blocks 39 resting upon the i and the hub thereof, said hub underordi- Iv trally of the ring 1 with the central opening and the rings 1provided with longitudinally alining open- 34: adapted .to receive andplates retained together upon the spindle by collars 36, carried by saidspindle. Enciiicling thestraps 7 between the hub are coiled compressionsprings 37 having the outer ends thereof mounted uponbearing blocks 38resting upon the brackets 5, and the inner ends en- From the foregoingit will be, observed that four of the stra s 7 engage the antifrictionrollers 19 in our sides ofthe inner block 11 and that the fifth -straengages the rollers of the inner block 10, these roilers in conjunctionwith the flanges of the block 10 and plates 8 and 9'fo'rming guide waysfor the straps 7, allowing the straps to shiftin the hub upon theanti-friction rollers. The arrangement of the resilientstraps 7 and thesprings 37 is such that all of said springs and straps coiiperate in.cushioning a movement of the spindle 35.

new conditions being normal] y retained cenot the hub concentricrelatively to the spoke r111 'fhe hub in its entirety can be made oflight and durable metal and the antifriction rollers are easilylubricated.

What I claim is p g 1. A hub of thetype described comprising-spolterings, resilient straps having a star formation within said rings withthe ends of said straps supported by the inner sides of said rings,inner blocks mountcdmpon said straps, outer pla'tcspngaging the outersides of said blocks, anti-friction rollers carried by said inner blocksand adapted to engage said straps, means for retaining said blocks andsaid plates together'upon said straps, and coiled compression springsmounted upon said straps between said rings and the outer sides of saidblocks '2. A hub of the type described comprising spoke rings, bracketscarried by the in ner sides thereof, resilient'straps having a starshaped formation in said rings with the ends of said straps mounted insaid brackets, inner polygonal shaped blocks arranged ripon said straps,outer )latcs mounted upon the outer sides of sai blocks, antifrictionrollers carried by said blocks and adapted to engage said straps,bearing blocks mounted upon said straps between said brackets and theouter sides of said blocks, coiled compression springs cncirclin saidstraps between said bearing blocks, an means for connecting said innerblocks and said plates together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT P. STQCKER.

